THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time since the pandemic began, COVID-19 dropped out of the nation’s top 10 causes of death in 2024, new U.S. government data shows. Overall U.S. death rates also fell to their lowest level since 2020, according to the National CenterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Shark meat sold in the U.S. may come from endangered species without consumers realizing it, a new study warns. Researchers tested 29 shark products, including 19 fillets bought in grocery stores and seafood markets across North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C., plusContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When people hear about anaphylaxis, they often associate the severe allergic reaction with food allergies. And while food allergies can cause anaphylaxis, allergies to insect stings, medications and latex can also trigger the response. Anaphylaxis is rare. In most cases, people with allergiesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Programs that recruit parents to help fight early childhood obesity aren’t doing much good at all, a new evidence review says. There’s no evidence that these programs have any impact on the body mass index (BMI) of toddlers, researchers reported in The Lancet.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution might speed up the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain, a new study says. Alzheimer’s patients exposed to higher levels of particle pollution appeared to suffer an increased buildup of toxic amyloid and tau proteins in their brains, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Living in a food desert can be potentially deadly to people with irregular heart beats, a new study says. Patients with atrial fibrillation have a doubled risk for stroke and nearly quadrupled risk of early death if they live in a neighborhood withoutContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Back-to-school is an exciting time for kids and parents, but it also marks the beginning of fall allergies as well as the cold and flu season. So on top of gathering clothes and books and school supplies, parents also might have to figureContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your beauty rest might be protecting your brain health as well, a new study says. Seniors with chronic insomnia might experience a faster decline in their memory and thinking skills as they age, researchers reported today in the journal Neurology. Chronic insomniacs hadContinue Reading
New guidance aims to increase nonopioid choices for chronic pain while combating misuseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved. Their findings appear in the Sept. 8 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed more than 1.5Continue Reading